Water Dashboard

Data

• EPA Safe DrinkingWater Act
  • Public Drinking Water Systems
    According to the US EPA, a public water system provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least 15 service connections or serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year.
  • Community Water Systems
    A community water system is “A public water system that supplies water to the same population year-round.”
  • Systems with Violations
    Number of public water systems with violations (regardless of severity)
  • Systems with Health Based Violations
    Number of systems with Maximum Contaminant Level (or health-based) violations
  • Systems Listed as Serious Violators
    Number of public water systems listed as serious violators – (repeat violators of SDWA regulations that may impact public health)
  • Unresolved SDWA Violations
    Number of SWDA violations on record as unresolved.
  • Oldest Unresolved
    Date of oldest SWDA violation on record as unresolved.
  • Population Served
    Total population served by any water system that serves this region. (May double count people served by multiple water systems)
• EPA NationalPollutant DischargeElimination System
  • CWA Percent Non-Compliant
    Percentage of water systems that service the county that have at least one non-compliant violation
  • CWA Non-Compliant Systems
    Number of facilities in violation of NPDES permits in the state or county
  • CWA Total Violations
    Total number of violations of NPDES permits in the state or county
• The AmericanCommunity Survey
  • Percent Households Lacking Plumbing
    Percentage of households that do not have hot and cold running water OR do not have a shower/tub on premises
  • Households Lacking Plumbing
    Occupied and vacant housing units that do not have plumbing facilities which include hot and cold running water OR a bathtub or shower within the premises.
  • Total Population
    ACS will estimate the total population of the spatial area
  • Median Household Income
    ACS estimates median household income in the area
  • Percent Below Poverty Level
    ACS estimates population living below poverty line
  • Male
    Number of individuals who self-identified as biological sex “male.”
  • Female
    Number of individuals who self-identified as biological sex “female.”
  • Median Age
    The median age is the age that divides the population into two equal-size groups. Half of the population is older than the median age and half is younger. Median age is based on a standard distribution of the population by single years of age and is shown to the nearest tenth of a year.
  • Multiracial
    People who report multiple races by selecting two or more race categories, also referred to as the “Two or More Races” population.
  • White
    A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as “White” or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian.
  • African American
    A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as “Black or African Am.” or report entries such as African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.
  • Latino
    OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
  • Asian
    A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. It includes people who indicate their race as “Asian Indian,” “Chinese,” “Filipino,” “Korean,” “Japanese,” “Vietnamese,” and “Other Asian” or provide other detailed Asian responses.
  • American Indian
    A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. This category includes people who indicate their race as “American Indian or Alaska Native” or report entries such as Navajo, Blackfeet, Inupiat, Yup’ik, or Central American Indian groups, or South American Indian groups.
  • Native Pacific Islander
    A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicate their race as “Native Hawaiian,” “Guamanian or Chamorro,” “Samoan,” and “Other Pacific Islander” or provide other detailed Pacific Islander responses.